Minnesota Seasons - Carley State Park


Carley State Park

County	Wabasha
GPS	N44 06.717 W92 10.162
Size	209 acres
Habitat	Hardwood forest
Hiking Trails	5 miles 1 mile interpretive trail

Links	Minnesota DNR

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	Bluebells and phlox in early May	Geraniums in late May


Birds	This is a good place to look for migrating warblers in May. Cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea), a Minnesota special concern species, is found here. Minnesota DNR Bird Checklist

	American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) American robin (Turdus migratorius) belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia) blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) chestnut-sided warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) yellow-rumped warbler (Dendroica coronata)


Insects

	click beetle (Denticollis denticornis) spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)


Mammals

	eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus)


Plants	In early May parts of the park are carpeted with Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) and wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii). In late May wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) is the most prominent wildflower.

	American basswood (Tilia americana var. americana) American black currant (Ribes americanum) American cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum) American elm (Ulmus americana) American highbush cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. americanum) black ash (Fraxinus nigra) black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina) black maple (Acer nigrum) black walnut (Juglans nigra) black-seeded plantain (Plantago rugelii var. rugelii) bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) boxelder (Acer negundo) bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) butternut (Juglans cinerea) Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) Canada moonseed (Menispermum canadense) Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) Canadian woodnettle (Laportea canadensis) cleavers (Galium aparine) common blue violet (Viola sororia) common burdock (Arctium minus) common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale) common false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum var. racemosum) common motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) common mullein (Verbascum thapsus) common plantain (Plantago major) common strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. pubescens) drooping trillium (Trillium flexipes) Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) early meadow rue (Thalictrum dioicum) eastern false rue anemone (Enemion biternatum) eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) field pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta) fragrant bedstraw (Galium triflorum) garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) golden alexanders (Zizia aurea) gray dogwood (Cornus racemosa) Greek valerian (Polemonium reptans var. reptans) green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana) ironwood (Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana) Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum ssp. triphyllum) kidney-leaved buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum) northern shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) Norway spruce (Picea abies) pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides) Pennsylvania buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus) purple-stem angelica (Angelica atropurpurea) quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota ssp. carota) red clover (Trifolium pratense) red pine (Pinus resinosa) rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) silver maple (Acer saccharinum) slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) smooth Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum) smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) smooth yellow violet (Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula) starry false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum stellatum) stinging nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) sugar maple (Acer saccharum var. saccharum) tall buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. acris) Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica) Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. virginianum) white clover (Trifolium repens) white trout lily (Erythronium albidum) wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) wild ginger (Asarum canadense) wild leek (Allium tricoccum var. tricoccum) winter cress (Barbarea vulgaris) wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia var. bifolia) woodbine (Parthenocissus vitacea) woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca ssp. americana)


Visits	05/05/2000 05/10/2002 05/29/2009